COLLABORATIVE DESKTOP PUBLISHING
Collaborative desktop publishing is a group category wherein a team composed ofseven members is
tasked to create a four-page newspaper within just four hours. Theseven-member team includes a news
writer, feature writer, editorial writer, sportswriter, cartoonist, photojournalist, and layout artist. The
given four hours of workcomprises data gathering, article writing, drawing, editing, layout, and printing.
Thiscategory tests the flexibility and skills of each individual from the team under time pressure. It
mimics the real situation happening daily to Newspaper Publications on thebusiness.
CURRENT TRENDS
Modular and Grid Designs
Packaged Stories
Bigger Headlines and Photos
Skybox
Purpose Driven
Thematic
Infographics
ELEMENTS OF A NEWSPAPER
MASTHEAD
Details of the publisher, place of publication, editorial staff, andinformation about the newspaper. A.K.A.
Editorial Board
FLAG
The printed title (i.e., name and logo) of a newspaper at the top of the front page.
FOLIO
Newspaper name, date and page number that appear at the top of each page.
FOLD
Name used to literally mean the line caused by where a printednewspaper was folded over.
DATELINE
The words at the beginning of a news article that tell when and where thestory was written.
WHITESPACE
Areas of a page free of any type or artwork
HEADLINES
Brief description of the story
BANNER
A headline stretching across the top of a page.
What is collaborative Publishing?
The competition in collaborative publishing is designed to encourage
teamwork among campus journalists and simulate the workplace of an
editorial department of a publishing house.
In collaborative publishing, a team of seven will be tasked to produce
a four-page newsletter using MS Publisher (for Elementary) and
Adobe InDesign (for Secondary).
Form a group of seven pupil journalists. Since the objective is to
create a four page paper, designate the following positions:
News writer (1)
Editorial writer (1)
Feature Writer (1)
Sports Writer (1)
Photojournalist (1)
Cartoonist (1)
Layout Artist (1)
Collaborative Publishing Team:
There will one team for English and another for Filipino, both at the
elementary and secondary levels. All contestants are required to
attend an orientation before the actual competition
How the contest proper works?
The team will be given 2 hours for data gathering and writing and 2
hours for lay outing and editing. A mini press conference will be held
to become the basis for the actual writing of editorial, feature and
news articles. A video or an actual game will be shown of the sports
writers. This will be their basis in writing their articles. Pictures of the
mini press conference shall be taken by the photojournalists in a
designated area.
Collaborative Publishing Team:
There will one team for English and another for Filipino, both at the
elementary and secondary levels. All contestants are required to
attend an orientation before the actual competition
What outputs are expected?
Each group will be required to convert the output into PDF format and
submit it to the contest committee. Contestants should ensure that
there are no identifying marks about their school, district, division or
region.
Important Things to remember
Bigger images are better.
If possible, take 2-3 shots of each subject, in both portrait and landscape form.
Remember the basics in photography: Rule of thirds, Lighting, Composition and
such.
Before taking photos, consider the articles written so you can write a good
caption for each photos that matches the story in the pages.
For editorial Cartoonist
Make pencil marks heavier as they may look lighter when scanned or
transformed into an image. Use tech pens (0.3-0.5) and black fine marker.
Use a light, white eraser for pencil marks. You may also use kneadable erasers
for darker lines.
Keep your drawing free from unnecessary marks.
For News Writers:
Number and figures are important especially if it is about money
For feature writers:
Go beyond the issue by defining good angle through asking questions
Important Things to Remember:
For Layout Artists
Experiment. Unleash your creative side.
Stick to one to two color schemes/theme.
Don’t forget the elements of balance.
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